George Burnett takes GM job with Flint Firebirds

After Flint Firebirds owner Rolf Nilsen was suspended for five years by the Ontario Hockey League for repeated violations of an agreement with the league, the team was in need of stability.
The team was then put under the direction of league commissioner David Branch.
Now, George Burnett has signed a three year deal to be the Firebird’s new General Manager.
Burnett brings a 27-year career as a coach and GM, including stints in the NHL. Most recently Burnett was Coach and GM of the Hamilton Bulldogs after spending nine years with the Belleville Bulls.
In the 1997-98 season he coached the Guelph Storm to an OHL title.